National Football League all-star game
The 2022 Pro Bowl was the National Football League all-star game for the 2021 NFL season. It was played at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, on February 6, 2022.[1] ESPN, ABC and Disney XD had the national television rights.[2] Voting for the game started on November 16.[3] The entire roster was announced on December 22.[4][5][6][7] Mike Vrabel from the Tennessee Titans coached the AFC team, while Matt LaFleur from the Green Bay Packers coached the NFC team.[8] This was the most recent traditional Pro Bowl game, as the NFL announced a switch in format for the 2022 season that included several skill competitions and a flag football game.[9]
Background
The league awarded the game to Allegiant Stadium, as a make-up for the 2021 Pro Bowl, which was originally scheduled to be held in that stadium before the COVID-19 pandemic forced alternative festivities to take place instead of an actual game. With the league expanding the regular season from a 16-game schedule to 17 games, the Pro Bowl was moved from the last weekend in January to the first weekend in February.[2]
Summary
Box score
In the first quarter and a half, the NFC matched the AFC touchdown for touchdown, with the latter team leading by one due an unsuccessful two-point conversion after the NFC's second touchdown. After the AFC scored another touchdown before halftime, they continued to extend their lead in the third quarter with two more touchdowns, which gave them a 20-point lead at the end of that quarter. The NFC attempted a comeback, scoring 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, but the AFC took back and kept possession for the final two and a half minutes, securing their fifth consecutive Pro Bowl win.[10]
Statistics
Starting lineups
Starting lineups are based on the lineups provided in the gamebook for the game. The only exception, since neither team ran their first play on offense with a fullback, is the fullback has been swapped out for the additional tight end for the NFC and additional wide receiver for the AFC.
AFC roster
Offense
Defense
Special teams
- bold player who participated in game
- (C) signifies the player has been selected as a captain
- a Replacement player selection due to injury or vacancy
- b Injured player; selected but did not participate
- c Replacement Player; selected as reserve
- d Selected but did not play because his team advanced to Super Bowl LVI (See Pro Bowl "Player selection" section)
- e Selected but chose not to participate
- f Selected as starter, but relinquished that role
NFC roster
Offense
Defense
Special teams
- bold player who participated in game
- (C) signifies the player has been selected as a captain
- a Replacement player selection due to injury or vacancy
- b Injured player; selected but did not participate
- c Replacement player; selected as reserve
- d Selected but did not play because his team advanced to Super Bowl LVI (See Pro Bowl "Player selection" section)
- e Selected but chose not to participate
- f Selected but did not play due to initially retiring
Number of selections per team
Broadcasting
The game was televised nationally in the United States by ESPN, and simulcast on ABC and Disney XD.[2]
References
- ^ "NFL Season to Feature 17 Regular Season Games Per Team" (PDF). nflcommunications.com (Press release). NFL. March 30, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ a b c "NFL to reimagine 2021 Pro Bowl; '22 Pro Bowl awarded to Las Vegas". NFL. October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "2022 Pro Bowl Tickets On Sale As Fan Voting Begins". NFL. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ Baca, Michael (December 20, 2021). "2022 Pro Bowl: Tom Brady, Aaron Donald, Cooper Kupp, Jonathan Taylor, Travis Kelce first five revealed". NFL. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ "2022 Pro Bowl roster: Browns, Raiders, Vikings, Bears players revealed". NFL. December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ "2022 Pro Bowl: Complete AFC roster revealed". NFL. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ "2022 Pro Bowl: Complete NFC roster revealed". NFL. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ Willkennedy5 (January 24, 2022). "Mike Vrabel, Titans staff to coach AFC in Pro Bowl". DraftKings.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "NFL replaces Pro Bowl with 'The Pro Bowl Games' featuring weeklong skills competitions, flag football game". ESPN.com. September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Pro Bowl: What we learned from AFC's win over NFC". National Football League. February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
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